Australia Day Party 2009-Summary

Australia Day is one of the times of the year when I start thinking about what I’m missing by not being in Australia, so I like celebrating Australia Day with other Aussies living in Israel. I started by celebrating with some friends a few years ago, and last year I organised a party at The English Pub in Tel Aviv and got a great turn out, so I decided to have another one again this year at the same pub. About 150 people turned up on January 22, 2009 to celebrate Australia Day together. There were a lot of Aussies at the party, both olim chadashim and veterans living in different parts of Israel, as well as people on holiday, exchange students and people on summer programs. There were drink specials all night, including Fosters, and a great playlist of Aussie music. The pub generously agreed to give a part of the profits to charity, which was donated to Libi (charity supporting Israeli soldiers) and Elem (youth support) – Sderot branch.
Looking forward to next year’s Australia Day party!
Gayle Fantl